The diamond drill., 1887-07-02
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
The Scene in Westminster Abbey
imposing Ceremonies-Amerl-
cans Participating in the
Festivities.

The scene at Westminster Abbey dur
ing the ceremonies attending the Queens
Jubilee ON tho 21st inst. are said to have
been most brilliant. When the audience
Was seated the scene presented was in
comparable. When the sun shone brightly
through the noble stained windows OF the
abbey its rays fell upon an unaccustomed
sight, and the picture was indescribable.
This audience, banked up as IL was in
church, was anything but sombre. For
awhile. when nll we're seated, there was
quiet but this was only temporary and
lasted only long enough TO enable tho
people TO locate one another Then there
was the life of recognition and Of gossip,
and ii graduated rapidly into noisy hum.
This was startling 20 person who en-
tered suddenly, considering the place and
who were buried there, but the stranger
was soon fascinated and himself added to
what had struck him as desecration. Busy
and interested as were the people making
this irreverent congregation, some person
ages entered the abbey strong enough to
When the Marquis OF Salisbury, the
Queens Prime Minister, entered and pro-
ceeded TO the place set aside for him, he
was eheered. When Mr.. Gladstone was
observed quietly edging his way TO his
seat, he was also cheered.
Such was the eagerness of those who
had assured places in the audience at
Westminster to be on hand that scores
OF Lords and Ladies' repaired TO the cdi-
flee at unnecessarily early hours, and. as
many OF them were admitted without hav-
ing partaken OF any breakfast, IL was a
strange sight TO 500 TASKS and sandwiches
exchanged in such a crowd, and eagerly
used by numberless aristocrats unable
longer TO Withstand hunger and thirst.
This business, when added 20 the hum, at
times seemed irreverent even Jubilee Day.
in Westminster. On the procession near
ing the abbey the troops salutcd, guns
were fired, the bells OF the churches rang
out merry peals. and flags were run up,
the cheering being continued until the
Queen had passed into the west door.
After passing through the vestibule her
Majesty was conducted TO the grand dais
under the lantern tower. She was sur
rounded by thirty-two members OF the
royal family.
The scene in the abbey when the Queen
entered was dazzling. Ten thousand peo-
pie were seated. They all rose. The
women discarded their wraps and revealed
the full splendor OF their beauty and att
tire. Three tiers of galleries had been
built in the abbey, with seats for 10000
people. The Peers and their wives were
seated In the south transept. The Ambas-
sadors and diplomatic corps we're seated
right and left to the Peers. Members of
the House OF Commons were placed In tho
north transept. The seats for tbs MEM
bers OF the reigning families of Europe,
etc, were within the communion rails.
All the great learned societies aud cor
porations wero represented, while the
notables OF the law, science, art, and agri-
culture and workingmen's representatives
from all paris OF the United Kingdom had
seats duly allotted TO them. The Queen
was evidently profoundly impressed with
tho scene prepared for her. She was no.
ticeabiy pale when she reached the dais.
She soon, however, recovered and regained
the bright and pleasant aspect she had
borne oil the morning.
Among the Americans present were
Thomas II. French and Hon. j. q. Blaine.
In the gallery devoted TO distinguished
strangers. Senators Eugene Hale and
Mcpherson were there and looking AZ II
wishing TO address the assem- blage on top
ics OF the day. Minister Phelps looked
nervous. Lady Randolph Churchill.
Leonard Jeromes daughter, was there.
All had tedious waits, from about 10
12;sJ. There was nothing but rustic and
buzz all that time. Too much red uni
form, red flags and red upholstery gave the
sacred old abbey rafiers much OF n Mo
phistoiean look AT the conclusion OF the
royal games OF pillows and keys kiss
ing, game beloved OF American chil-
dren, which proved the most entertaining
incident OF she day.
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